May 16

We went to Rochester to visit Jeff's parents, and Calynn spent her first night away from home. Here she is with her Papa and their dog Tobey. Calynn scared Tobey a little, but she loved looking at him.

May 15

No picture to document the event, but Calynn sat up completely by herself for the first time today. She was playing in her bedroom laying on the floor while I was packing for our trip. The next time I glanced over she was sitting up! During the same playtime she also really moved across the room without rolling for the first time. She wasn't crawling on her hands and knees, but she pulled with her hands and pushed with her toes and got to where she wanted to be. She's growing up so fast!

May 14

Unfortunetly we didn't get a picture of Calynn with Jeff on his birthday,
but here is Calynn waiting for him to come home from work.

Mother's Day 2009

Calynn and I first thing in the morning, dancing while Jeff is cooking breakfast.

Calynn pleased that she got a hold of my Champagne glass (No mimosa left, don't worry)

In front of one of our Lilac bushes outside

Heading up to bed after a fun day of feeling much better thank goodness

May 9th

I took Calynn to the Doctors to get checked out, she seemed a bit sicker then I thought was appropriate for just teething symptoms. It turned out that my mother's intuition was correct, Calynn has some sort of cold/virus and her first ear infection on top of teething. As one can imagine she was having a rough time. While grasping at straws to make her feel more comfortable - we tried putting her in the swing, which she hadn't been using much the past month or so. As you can see we had success for a while! Calynn also saw her first rainbow on saturday. We like to think it's a sign showing her that after we weather a storm (or illness) there's beauty on the other side.

May 7

Calynn met some friends of mine for the first time - I used to nanny for the family and have always remained close. We all had a wonderful time reading stories, playing with toys and catching up. Calynn took to them right away.

Here Maria reads to Calynn as Nick looks on

Mateo joins in and gives his approval

Nick and Calynn playing on the couch

Maria and Calynn

Maria and Lucus with Calynn

Norma holding Calynn

Why is Calynn so excited? She cut her first tooth!
The first one came through on May 5th and the second one poked through a little on May 6th.
Perhaps it's a sign that she will enjoy Mexican food later in life (Cinco de Mayo).

We were at a playgroup the other day and one of the kids had a ball that Calynn just fell in love with. I bought her one the next time we were at the store and here she is discovering it for the first time. She was sitting in her little play pen when I was doing the dishes and was just as happy as could be. She would bat at the ball and it would bounce off of one of the walls and roll right back towards her, she found this game to be hilarious. The second picture here is a good shot of her hair coming in, and the last one just cracks me up!

Today Calynn went in a swing for the first time!

Sweet shots of Calynn and Jeff in the park

Happy baby on a fun Saturday morning

Same outfit different girl! My Calynn in the top photo and my niece Grace in the second photo, wearing the same outfit four years apart. It's not a great photo - but I just ran across it and thought it was funny......

Calynn Practicing Standing

On Sunday Saratoga had a big Mardi Gras festival. There were many activities including a Cajun food competition. There were samples of Gumbo, Jambalaya, desserts and hurricanes to taste and vote for your favorite. Most of them were pretty amazing, and we had a great day! Calynn and I are posing with an entertainer, one of the many tulip beds, and the antique carousel. (Which hasn't opened up yet unfortunately).